Operation Okra
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Operation Okra, the Australian Defense Force’s (ADF) contribution to the international coalition against Daesh in Iraq and Syria concluded in December 2024. Established in August 2014, Operation Okra was Australia’s commitment to the US-led multinational Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve to secure a lasting defeat of the violent extremist group Daesh.
More than 4,800 ADF personnel deployed to the Middle East as part of Operation Okra. Operation Okra included the deployment of an Air Task Group, Task Group Taji (TG Taji), a Special Operations Task Group (SOTG), and a number of ADF personnel embedded in coalition positions and liaison roles.
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